AN  APPEAL 


FOR 


THE  GIRLS  '  NEW    BUILDING^^^ 


Livingstone  College 

and 
Industrial  School. 

Salisbury,  N.  C. 


Founded  by  the  lata 
Dr,  J.  G.  Price. 


W   H.  Goler,  D.  D.  Pres .,  and 
Treasurer  of  the  Fund. 


A.  C.  V.  Tucker,  A.  M.  Lady  Principal 


: 


& 


STATEMENT 


Livingstone  Collect: -and. Industrial  School,  the  only  child  of  Lincoln  University,  was  named  in  hon- 
or of  the  great  Philanthopist  and  Explorer,  David  Livingstone.  It  was  incorporated  in  1882  and  char- 
tered in  1885,  and  has  become  a  positive  force  in  the  developement  of  the  manhood  and  womanhood 
of  the   Negro    race. 

It  represents  the  idea  of  self  help  in  a  greater  degree,  perhaps,  than  any  other  Negro  school  in  the 
South.  Of  the  amount  required  for  the  annual  support  of  the  work,  more  than  three-fourths  is  paid  by 
the  Negroes  themselves. 

The  total  value  of  the  property  of  the  college  is  over  $225,000. 

The  destruction,  by  fire,  of  Stanford  Seminary,  our  only  means  of  accomodation  for  the  young  women, 
entailed  a  loss  in  building  and  equipment  of  more  than  $20,000. 

A  modern  and  commodious  building  is  proposed,  and  plans  drawn  for  its  erection,  the  estimated 
cost  of  which  is  $50,000  The  General  Educational  Board  has  donated  $12,500  upon  condition  that  the 
Negroes  themselves  raise  $37,500     We  want  to  show  ourselves  equal  to  the  opportunity. 

This  circular  is  an  appeal  to  YOU  for  your  hearty  co-operation  and  liberal  contribution.  WE  MUST 
meet  the  conditions  of  the  General  Educational  Board,  and  we  must  erect  this  building  at  once,  for  it  is 
an  absolute  necessity  not  only  for  the  comfort  and  accommodation  of  the  limited  number  of  young 
women  already  in  attendance,  but  also  for  the  large  number  of  applicants  whom  we  have  been  compell- 
ed to  refuse  because  of  lack  of  room. 

ALL  contributions  should  be  sent  immediately  to  W.  H.  Goler,  D.  D,  Treasurer  of  the  fund. 

Livingstone  College, 

Salisbury,  N.  C. 


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BlKD'S- EYE-VIEW  OF   LIVINGSTONE  COLLEGE  AND   INDUSTRIAL   SCHOOL. 

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Burned  Building 


GITLS   WHO  WERE  BURNED  OUT  OF  THEIR  QUARTERS. 

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PROPOSED   BUILDING.       NEW    HOME   FOR    GIRLS, 


BALLARD  INDUSTRIAL    BUILDING, 
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OUR  BUSY   DAY.  JUST  A  PAUSE. 

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AT   WORK  IN   MILLINERY. 

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A   CLASS   IN    SEWING  THINGS   FOR  EXHIBITION 

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DOMESTIC   SCENCIi  GIRLS   PREPAKING   A   MEAL. 
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REFERENCES 

Winston-Salemr^."€.,  "March  21st,  1910. 
To  whom  it  may  concern: 

I  am  well  acquainted  with  Livingstone  College  and  Industrial  School,  Salisbury,  North  Carolina,  an 
institution  for  the  education  of  colored  young  men  and  women.  For  years,  my  State  gives  annually 
$2,000.00  for  poor  students.  I  have  also  contributed  personally  and  have  visited  the  institution  and  ad- 
dressed the  faculty  and  students.  While  Governor  ,  I  attended  their  Quarter-Centennial  two  years  ago 
and  spoke  to  nearly  3009  persons  in  and  around  the  auditorium.  Dr.  Booker  T.  Washington  also  spoke 
during  the  celebration. 

The  school  is  mainly  sustained  by  Negroes  and  is  doing  a  splendid  work  for  the  uplift  of  the  race. 
It  is  worthy  of  the  generous  assistance  of  Northern  philanthropists  and  friends  of  the  colored  people. 
It  is  commended  by  the  leading  white  citizens  and  some  of  the  best  of  them  are  builaing  homes  near 
the  institution.  The  first  President  and  founder  Prof.  J.  C.  Price,  was  a  genuine  type  of  the  Negro  of 
great  ability  and  oratorical  power.  His  early  demise  was  universally  regretted  as  he  was  beloved 
throughout  the  State.  Its  present  eloquent  Secretary,  Rev.  Dr.  James  E.  Mason  is  doing  an  excellent 
work  in  promoting  its  interest.     I  wish  him  great  success  in  his  difficult  and  much  needed   work. 

R.  B.  Glenn,  Ex-Governor  of  North  Carolina. 

Late  Rev.  Theodore  L.  Cuyler,  D.  D.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  Oct  21,  1903  "I  have  been  acquaited  for  15 
years  with  the  admirable  Institution  Livingstone  in  North  Carolina,  of  which  my  eloquent  friend,  the 
late  J.  C.  Price,  was  the  President. 

Its  aim  is  to  make  the  Negro  a  good  workman,  whether  he  works  in  the  pulpit  or  in  the  school- 
room, or  at  a  mechanic's  trade  or  on  the  farm.  It  helps  the  Colored  man  to  help  himself.  Every  dollar 
given  to  Livingstone  is  a  first  rate  investment.     It  pays  a  good  dividend. 

Livingstone  College,  a  co-educational  institution  for  the  colored  race,  located  in  my  home  town,  Sal- 
isbury, N.  C,  is  an  institution  devoted  (o  the  industrial  and  moral  educational  uplift  of  the  colored  peo- 
ple. I  am  personally  acquainted  with  the  nature  and  character  of  the  work  that  is  done  there,  and  I 
take  pleasure  in  stating  that  it  is  well  and  economically  managed;  that  the  students  are  orderly  and  re- 
spectful and  the  corps  of  teachers  are  men  of  excellent  character  ahd  prominent  colored  men  well  fitted 
for  the  work.  The  school  is  doing  a  splendid  worl ,  and  I  a  glad  to  commend  the  effort  now  being  made 
to  secure  a  Girls'  Building  as  in  every  way  worthy  of  the  favorable  consideration  of  those  who  may  be 
charitably  disposed.  Lee  S.  Overman,      U.  S.  S 

JAS.  E.  MASON,  D.  D.,  Gen.  Agent  and  Solicitor  for  the  fund. 
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